Discovery BoxIsaiah 22:22 
Context22:22 I will place the key 1 to the house of David on his shoulder. When he opens the door, no one can close it; when he closes the door, no one can open it.
Isaiah 28:12
Context28:12 In the past he said to them, 2
“This is where security can be found.
Provide security for the one who is exhausted!
This is where rest can be found.” 3
But they refused to listen.
Isaiah 29:11
Context29:11 To you this entire prophetic revelation 4 is like words in a sealed scroll. When they hand it to one who can read 5 and say, “Read this,” he responds, “I can’t, because it is sealed.”
1 sn This may refer to a literal insignia worn by the chief administrator. Even so, it would still symbolize the administrator’s authority to grant or exclude access to the king. See J. N. Oswalt, Isaiah (NICOT), 1:422.
2 tn Heb “who said to them.”
3 sn This message encapsulates the Lord’s invitation to his people to find security in his protection and blessing.
4 tn Heb “vision” (so NASB, NIV, NRSV).
5 tn Heb “one who knows a/the scroll.”
